Abstract
This paper focuses on development of a full-scale heat injection experiment to investigate the feasibility of an Advanced Geothermal Energy Storage (AGES) system using an existing oil well in Illinois. AGES systems hold a significant potential to provide renewable and sustainable energy development and decarbonizing the oil and gas industry. The field experiment included sealing of the well and injection of a heated brine into the targeted heat storage formation. Temperature data were collected during the experiment using a Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system and were analyzed over a period of 15 days. The results are interpreted and presented. The results indicate that implementing an AGES system is feasible.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Energy Proceedings |
| Volume | 25 |
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| State | Published - 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Applied Energy Symposium, MIT A+B 2022 - Cambridge, United States Duration: Jul 5 2022 → Jul 8 2022 |
Keywords
- abandoned hydrocarbon wells
- distributed temperature sensing
- geothermal energy
- heat storage
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Fuel Technology
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Energy (miscellaneous)